overliness UK /ˈəʊvəlɪnəs/US /ˈoʊvəɹlɪnəs/ noun3 •(no longer used) The quality or state of being overly. •(no longer used) A sense of superiority; haughtiness.VVould God ouerlinesse and contempt vvere not yours, euen to them vvhich are mounted highest vpon best desert; […] — 1610 •(no longer used) Carelessness, inattentiveness, negligence.